The creation of Eve and Renaissance naturalism : visual theology and artistic invention / Jack M. Gr...
The creation of Eve and Renaissance naturalism : visual theology and artistic invention / Jack M. Gr...
The creation of Eve and Renaissance naturalism : visual theology and artistic invention / Jack M. Greenstein.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Call Numbers
G 2017/1477
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xvii, 253 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: rethinking iconography -- "In the beginning": Genesis cycles and the iconographies of the Creation of Eve -- The rib and the side: synthetic artistry at Orvieto Cathedral -- The body of Eve in Andrea Pisano's Creation relief for the campanile of Florence Cathedral -- A visual invention...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2016.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
"Depicting the Creation of Woman presented a special problem for Renaissance artists. The medieval iconography of Eve rising half-formed from Adam's side was hardly compatible with their commitment to the naturalistic representation of the human figure. At the same time, the story of God constructing the first woman from a rib did not offer the kin...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The creation of Eve and Renaissance naturalism : visual theology and artistic invention / Jack M. Greenstein.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-240) and indexes.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2017/1477
Record Identifier
74VKVVe74QWd
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVVe74QWd
Other Identifiers
ISBN
110710324X (hardback)
9781107103245 (hardback)
DDC
704.9484
MMS ID
991024098386502626
